Tuesday, November 17, 2009

When I booked this cake order 6 months ago, I was so excited for the challenge. I pondered over and over how I could make this a sturdy cake that needed to travel 3 hours to its destination. I don't like to use too many inedible supports or non-cake items, but I have learned in the past that gravity always wins.

This cake was assembled onto a finely engineered cake stand with 2 wooden boards and 3 dowels. A very small amount of rice crispy treats was also used. All decorations are edible and handmade out of sugarpaste. The cake was gluten-free chocolate cake with vanilla swiss meringue buttercream - approx. 20 servings.

Here are some matching cupcakes: strawberry vanilla with strawberry buttercream.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Who wouldn't want a cake of their car? I love getting requests for cars because it is always a surprise and you can really personalize it for that person. And the front view of the car always looks like a big smile!

This VW was for a surprise 30th birthday for a guy who loves his VW and of course, his dog. His wife was planning the surprise for about 6 months ahead - and it worked!

This Audi was also for a surprise birthday. His fiance requested a cake his car and a sugarpaste figure of him with his best friend.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

A couple months back, a client ordered a 1950's-themed cakes for her grandmother's 70th birthday party: A bust of Elvis and something poodle-themed. I have never made a "head" before and pondered for many weeks how I would actually do this. I wanted it to be realistic, sturdy and not use too many inedible supports. And I did NOT want the head laying flat.

The party was a few weeks back, I'm happy to say that he was sturdy and I only used three dowels to separate the 2 cake tiers. He may not look exactly like Elvis, but I was pretty happy with my first "head" - although, I don't like the thought of anyone cutting into it....

My client said the cakes were a hit! Her grandmother didn't have the heart to cut into it and the poodle cake fed everyone. As of last week, it is still sitting in her basement cold storage.... which I wouldn't want to bump into late at night because I'm sure it would scare me every time :-)